Considering the quality of the renders and the remark a few posts ago by one of the devs if they had done their original first part content for first release it would have been x-mas for first release I am quite sure we are talking likely a two/three months release schedule. If they can do quite big monthly content updates I would be very happy to be proven wrong though as to how I interpreted his remark.
Agreed. This was absolutely massive for a v0.1 release. If we can expect anywhere close to this size per release I'd actually be surprised at 2 months. I give it 3 months minimum unless these guys are super next level.Considering the quality of the renders and the remark a few posts ago by one of the devs if they had done their original first part content for first release it would have been x-mas for first release I am quite sure we are talking likely a two/three months release schedule. If they can do quite big monthly content updates I would be very happy to be proven wrong though as to how I interpreted his remark.
Being new devs we just don’t know yet. We have some things in our favor now that don’t have to be reinvented for the next update that will save some time, but we also have a few complex environments there are no existing assets for that we will have to make from scratch. We are both trying to get our hands on two 3090s each which will give us 10x our current render compute, but who knows when the crypto miners and scalpers will lose their grip on that market?Considering the quality of the renders and the remark a few posts ago by one of the devs if they had done their original first part content for first release it would have been x-mas for first release I am quite sure we are talking likely a two/three months release schedule. If they can do quite big monthly content updates I would be very happy to be proven wrong though as to how I interpreted his remark.
That last is all anyone can ask for even if a few will never be happy.
It’s only a cliffhanger if you don’t know what happened for sure. No sleight of hand here, James and Sarah are really...well, you know...that eventuality is outright stated in the game description. That said, do you really prefer it when episodes end in the middle of mundane conversations?*gets to the end of the update*
You son of a bitch... you and me are already going to have problems if you leave it on that kind of cliffhanger on version 1.
We are not amused....
Well those can be annoying enough.Nah, I like when updates end all wrapped up with a bow on top...
of the naked hot chick and we have to wait until the next update for the sex scene.
I once offered a dev a free 6 month mandatory subscription to the worst tv series ever made and having to watch them for something like that, I did end up supporting him though even if he is a meanie.
Constructive feedback. Thank you!Well those can be annoying enough.
Normally i do not mind heavily emotional cliffhangers and understand their function especially in serialized productions, there is a big BUT though to that if you are on a three months production cycle. Think it is wise for a dev to be aware that you are leaving a player for a long time with that last emotion he/she ended the game on. For me I would say if you cannot resolve a situation quickly as in a week or next day as on TV it may be wiser to leave the player with a good feeling at end and not an anxious or depressed one. (This is just my opinion, other people may feel different).
I didn't see this as a cliffhanger at all. There was no wondering what was going to happen, no "oh no, what now!", etc. I did kinda want to see the bartender's reaction to this part though, but that's no big deal. I think it was a great place to end it. High drama moment, nothing really hanging, etc.
Thing is you can also have a strong positive emotional response at the end or something that evokes curiosity in player as a cliffhanger, Killer7 is a good example for those. It does not have to be a negative emotion to be dramatic or effective, just that is often easier to write.
Disagree, this game has a cliffhanger, sure it takes a week of reading to get to but it leaves you wondering what is to come.
Nah I meant his example more as like there can happen a lot of heavy things during an episode in his game and it has loads of emotional drama even if has no suspense whether MC will get the girl, but he will always let the player leave the game on a good feeling. He does not even needs cliffhangers to make people come back for the next episode that do like his game.
Fair point, well then here is hoping a week-long readathon and emotional cliffhangers are done for a while for this game.Nah I meant his example more as like there can happen a lot of heavy things during an episode in his game and it has loads of emotional drama even if has no suspense whether MC will get the girl, but he will always let the player leave the game on a good feeling. He does not even needs cliffhangers to make people come back for the next episode that do like his game.
Personally, from the moment I recognized what the story was, I was convinced the final scene was Jaye walking into the bar, present day. Shocked it wasn't.
Thanks for the kind words. The plan is for multiple paths. My personal peeve are VNs where seemingly innocuous choices early in can block paths off later. I don’t like the points system as it’s still somewhat arbitrary but it at least lets players who are aiming for a specific outcome to get “close enough” where one wrong choice doesn’t result in a forced replay. Some choices will result in minor variations to planned endings. E.g: The same ending but with some extra sauce.
It was a nice amount of content for a first version, I liked that, it looked good, I liked that, it was well done all in all, you started out at a very high level for your first go.
